Haiku

Haiku

Students will be learning about a type of poem called haiku, which were intented by  Japanese writers more than 300 years ago.  Haiku are about nature and create an image or picture.  Each haiku is about one single image.

We will be learning about traditional and modern forms of haiku in class.  In the traditional form a haiku is 3 lines with the first and last line containing 5 syllables.  The second line contains 7 syllables.  Modern haiku usually have 3 lines, but doesn't pay close attention to the number of syllables.  Can you tell if the poems written above by last years students follow the traditional or modern form of haiku?

Genre: Poetry

Poetry is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. 

Story Skill: Identify and explain the meaning of words, lines, and stanzas in Haiku

To understand a poem fully a reader should focus on the meanings of words in the poem to understand the meaning of lines and stanzas.  Lines are a single line of poetry.  A stanza is two or more lines of poetry.  Using haiku poems, we will focus on how the words and their placement create an image in the readers mind.  We will also learn about tone, which is the attitude a writer takes towards the audience or subject.

 To learn more about writing haiku with Bruce Lansky.

 To read haiku poems written by children around the world.

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Haiku – Synonyms – words that mean the same or almost the same as another word
joy	victory	huge	unkind
happiness	nervous	enormous	sadness
choose	uneasy	timid	grief
select	startle	shy	amuse
success	surprise	cruel	entertain

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